Travelling from Brighton to Doncaster by train

The fastest trains from Brighton to Doncaster take around 3 hours and 11 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 307 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Brighton and Doncaster.

Journeys between Brighton and Doncaster usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 58 departures on the route from Brighton to Doncaster every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

Trains are typically more frequent on weekends, when we found around 63 departures.
The duration is normally about 3 hours and 11 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest train to Doncaster is usually scheduled to depart Brighton around 04:15 and the last train is around 00:10.
At weekends the first train of the day leaves Brighton around 06:06, and the last at 00:10.

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When to book Brighton to Doncaster train tickets?

Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance.
If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Brighton to Doncaster by train.

Which trains operate between Brighton and Doncaster?

More than one type of train operates on the route from Brighton to Doncaster, so you’ll be travelling with one or more of the following rail operators:

CrossCountry

East Coast

First Hull Trains

Gatwick Express

Grand Central Railway

London Underground

Southern

Thameslink

You can check which train you’ll be travelling on by looking for the train name in search results.